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'REVIEW: Matthew Skoller, 'Blues Immigrant,' Tongue'N Groove Records

Singer/songwriter/harmonica man/producer Matthew Skoller left his native New York in 1987 for the blues-drenched history of Chicago and he's been there ever since, soaking it all up, and spewing it back out in his own inimitable style. He considers himself a 'Blues Immigrant' (Tongue'N Groove Records) and on this, his fifth CD, in which he wrote 9 of 11, he states his case.
By Mike Greenblatt

  • 'REVIEW: Mehmet Ali Sanlikol & Whatsnext?, 'Resolution,' DUNYA

    First thing folks usually think of when they think fusion is jazz/rock and rightly so but Mehmet Ali Sanlikol's Whatsnext? bigband fuses jazz with Turkish folk melodies and classical for a worldbeat treat. 'Resolution' (DUNYA) is not only delicious but it's good for you.
    By Mike Greenblatt

  • 'REVIEW: Jimmy O'Connell, 'Arrhythmia,' Outside In Music

    New York City 'bone man Jimmy O'Connell likes to call his group a Sixtet. The transplanted Detroiter blows big on his impressive-as-hell 'Arrhythmia' debut (Outside In Music), where he achieves a stunning synthesis of swing, groove, post-bop, fusion, balladry and prog-jazz. The eight tracks keep surprising with their dexterity, chops and personality-plus.
    By Mike Greenblatt
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